ARTIST STATEMENT

 As I Lay Here is a fashion editorial that engages with the unconscious thought. Working with three Toronto-based designers, Zoba Martin, Catherine Curtis, and David Dunkely, I have constructed a series of narratives that capture the essence of fantasy conveyed by their couture designs. Using the textural aspects and shapes of the garments in combination with the environment, I am illustrating the idea of an irrational reality — a dream state.Making reference to Freudian’s psychoanalytic theory of dreams, each narrative symbolizes this concept in a subtle way. Aesthetically, I have approached this project in a surrealist style while opposing to the negative representations suggested of the Surrealism movement. Instead, working with creative and driven designers that focus their women’s wear on embodying elegance and strength, I would like to project a sense of female empowerment among the surreal work that I create within this series. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE TEAM

Designers Catherine Curtis, David Dunkley, and Zoba Martin

Models Allison Goss, Tamika Whyte, Ashneil Hinds, Emily White, Eden Beaden, Madeleine Kane, Viktoria Jazmin, and Karen Pastrana

Hairstylists Sahil Gill, and Sharon Martinez

Makeup Artists Brooke Belliveau, Christyne Hopkins, Mitzi Carbajal, and Trulee.